Indonesia - Radio Era Baru forcibly closed by police

Reporters without borders

Reporters Without Borders condemns today's forcible closure of Radio Era Baru by police and frequency monitoring officials although last week's conviction of its manager on a charge of broadcasting without permission and disrupting neighbouring frequencies is still the subject of an appeal. The closure of the station, located in Batam (in Riau province), was carried by at least 30 officials including members of the military police and local police and representatives of the Communication and (...)

© Reporters sans frontières - mardi 13 septembre 2011